Corey Reynolds played Detective Sgt. David Gabriel opposite Emmy Award winning actress
Kyra Sedgwick on TNT's
The Closer (2005), the highest-rated show in cable television history. His performance on the show garnered him three SAG Award nominations and a NAMIC Vision Award nomination.
Reynolds made his Broadway debut playing Seaweed in the Tony Award-winning musical
Hairspray, a performance that garnered Reynolds nominations for the
Outer Circle Critics Award, the Drama Desk Award and the prestigious Tony Award.
Steven Spielberg, after seeing Reynolds' star-making turn in Hairspray, personally cast Reynolds in his feature-film debut in
The Terminal (2004), with
Tom Hanks.
Reynolds was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, beginning his professional career at age 16 performing around his hometown. He went on to perform in the national and
international tours of the Broadway musicals 'Smokey Joe's Café' and 'Saturday Night Fever', as well as regional performances of the musicals 'Parade' and 'Avenue X'.